■ RADiN] THE CLAN WAK-BUNDLE FEASTS 521 



Continuation of the Basic Ritual 



Speech oj eighth guest}^" — "Host and relatives, I send my greetings 

 toward you. You seated here who are impersonatmg the spirits, I 

 send my greetmgs toward you. It is good that there are so many 

 war-bmidle owners here. It is good that they have given me the 

 opportimity of impersonating the spirits, by placmg me in charge of 

 the food that they offer to them. Though I am not related to the 

 host, he has done this for me. That I may grope for war powers, 

 feel myself ha connection with life, that is why we do it. It is good. 

 As many of my relatives as are here, they all worked splendidly so that 

 we might be comiected with life. He who is the leader of our grand- 

 fathers who dwell in the east (the Night Spirits) , who is in control of 

 all things, who is ui control of war powers, he blessed our gi-andfather 

 and he caused him to swallow as many people of other tribes as had 

 been preordamed for him. Withm his stomach our grandfather 

 heard their cries, he said, it is said. Thus thinking of my grand- 

 father they asked me to unpersonate the spirits. How could the spirits 

 do anythhag but accept the offermgs of tobacco, food, and buckskin! 

 They have had a very great feast, and siirely if the spirits take cogni- 

 zance of it, all those who have been impersonating the spirits will also 

 be permitted to participate (in the blessings) to follow. Our ances- 

 tors handed dowai to us from generation to generation the following: 

 'When you offer food to the sph-its, sit down to your undertakuig 

 with the greatest possi1)le attention and care. Try to smoke as much 

 tobacco as possible, for if you smoke much tobacco then all the 

 spirits who are in control of war powers will pay attention to you, it 

 is said. If a man smokes very much tobacco in one night, then he 

 will be able to obtain a war honor, it is said. Try your hardest. 

 Yomig men, it is easy to obtain war powers, the old men used to say. 

 If the spirits accept the offerings of food and tobacco and buckskins, 

 then afterwards those who have impersonated them will participate 

 m the blessings that follow. ' 



"We feel that we have been connected with life and war power. 

 It is for that reason that I say these words of thanks. If you give 

 the feast for the war bundle well, if you pour tobacco well, then, if 

 at some time or another you have a chance to kill an enemy outright, 

 the war bundle will strengthen you greatly. No one will be able to 

 kill you. 



w I. e., eighth guest to receive the buckskins, continuing the numeration from the first division of the 

 ceremony. 



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